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Ascending aortic aneurysm following aortico-ventricular tunnel repair

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Aortico-left ventricular tunnel is a very rare congenital anomaly. An 18-year-old boy had undergone tunnel closure at 3 years of age. A moderate degree of aortic regurgitation remained postoperatively. Seven years later, aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation was performed. Eight years later, the ascending aortic aneurysm had grown to 63 mm in diameter. This dilatation became an operative indication. Ascending aortic replacement was performed with a Dacron graft. Pathological examination of the resected aortic wall revealed cystic medial degeneration. We report a rare case of ascending aortic aneurysm following surgical repair of the aortico-left ventricular tunnel and aortic valve replacement. (Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54:182-184)

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  1. Manabu Sakurai MD

    Present address: Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8670, Chiba, Japan

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan

    Manabu Sakurai MD, Yoshiharu Takahara MD, Shigeyasu Takeuchi MD & Kenji Mogi MD

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Sakurai, M., Takahara, Y., Takeuchi, S. et al. Ascending aortic aneurysm following aortico-ventricular tunnel repair. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 54, 182–184 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02662477

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